Willie Furr

William Stanley Furr (22 July 1891 – 1975) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside right in the Football League for Leicester Fosse.[1][3][4]

Willie Furr

Personal information
Full name	William Stanley Furr[1]
Date of birth	22 July 1891[1]
Place of birth	Barnet, England[2]
Date of death	1975 (aged 83–84)[1]
Place of death	Biggleswade, England[2]
Position(s)	Outside right
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Hitchin Town
1912	Brentford	2	(0)
1912	Leicester Fosse	1	(0)
	Luton Town
1913	Eccles Borough
1913	Letchworth Town
1919	Luton Town	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Furr's three brothers, George, Harry and Vic also played professional football.[2] His sisters Amelia and Miriam married footballers William Grimes and George Payne respectively.[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brentford	1911–12[3]	Southern League First Division	2	0	0	0	2	0
Leicester Fosse	1912–13[5]	Second Division	1	0	0	0	1	0
Luton Town	1919–20[6]	Southern League First Division	1	0	0	0	1	0
Career total			4	0	0	0	4	0

References

1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 105. ISBN 190589161X.
2. "Biographies – George Melville Furr" (PDF). Croydon Common Football Club. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
3. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 361. ISBN 0951526200.
4. "The Football Association – Season 1913–14 – Summary Of Professional Registrations". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
5. "Willie Furr | Leicester City career stats". FoxesTalk. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
6. "William Furr". Hatters Heritage. Retrieved 4 December 2020.